https://web2.0calc.com/questions/anser-this-question#r6 courtesy of Bginner 21/6/21
begin{eqnarray*} \dfrac{x+1}{x-1} &=& \frac{5}{4} \\
\dfrac{(x+1)+(x-1)}{(x+1)-(x-1)} &=& \dfrac{5+4}{5-4} \\
\dfrac{2x}{2} &=& \dfrac{9}{1} \\
x &=& 9 \end{eqnarray*}
\(\begin{eqnarray*} \dfrac{x+1}{x-1} &=& \frac{5}{4} \\ \dfrac{(x+1)+(x-1)}{(x+1)-(x-1)} &=& \dfrac{5+4}{5-4} \\ \dfrac{2x}{2} &=& \dfrac{9}{1} \\ x &=& 9 \end{eqnarray*}\)
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